Thursday, February 11, 2010

I have had a long think on this subject today and I have come to a decision. I have decided The Love Shack is not going to post anymore Remember Me spoiler scenes to the blog. This is not Twilight, where we all know the story and the outcome. This is a new movie, a new story - and it's just not fair. The fandom goes a little apeshit with posting every little thing. I think this is detrimental to seeing this movie. I do know the story but many, many people who are new to the Fandom don't know it and it's just not fair to give it all away.

Sooooo. The Love Shack staff will not post anymore spoilers. If there are new HOT still shots or info about the Premiere, Red Carpet, Talk Shows and the Press Junket you can trust we will post it.... but we're done with the spoiler scenes. I do hope you understand and you will go spend your 8 bucks to go see this movie!!!!!

Ulti­mate fans of Twi­light have a rea­son to howl with excite­ment: a sneak peek at The Twi­light Saga: Eclipse. Wal­mart announced today it will be the only retailer to carry The Twi­light Saga: New Moon Ulti­mate Fan Edi­tion on stan­dard DVD, and Blu-ray, with never-before-seen footage from the upcom­ing The Twi­light Saga: Eclipse. Wal­mart also will fea­ture “Twi­light Saga Shops” in stores – a ded­i­cated shop­ping expe­ri­ence for Twi­light fans to bite into a vari­ety of Twi­light –themed cloth­ing, jew­elry, and mer­chan­dise, includ­ing new items to show their wolf– or vampire-fan pride.Fans can pre-order The Twi­light Saga: New Moon Ulti­mate Fan Edi­tion on DVD or Blu-ray, as well as the national two-disc Spe­cial Edi­tion DVD or Spe­cial Edi­tion Blu-ray, today at Walmart.com.

With the new movie and 50 min­utes of extra footage and inter­views, The Twi­light Saga: New Moon Ulti­mate Fan Edi­tion also con­tains an exclu­sive, 7-minute sneak peek of The Twi­light Saga: Eclipse. It begins with an excit­ing behind-the-scenes look at the pro­duc­tion of the newest film. New inter­views with stars Robert Pat­tin­son, Kris­ten Stew­art and Tay­lor Laut­ner, as well as with series-creator Stephe­nie Meyer, are inte­grated with reveal­ing on-the-set footage of some of the key scenes and sets from the upcom­ing movie. This first-look at The Twi­light Saga: Eclipse con­cludes with the world pre­miere of an actual scene from the upcom­ing film.

With the movie release sched­uled for March 20, 12:01 am, fans can be among the first to own the DVD, join­ing friends nation­wide at mid­night release events in more than 2,600 24-hour Wal­mart stores. The mid­night release last year of the first Twi­light movie brought hun­dreds of thou­sands of fans together online and in stores, becom­ing the most pre-ordered movie and most suc­cess­ful DVD movie release event in Wal­mart history.Walmart’s Twi­light Saga Shops, designed for both the “fan-pire” and “wolf-lover,” will open in stores mid-March and will fea­ture a vari­ety of items themed around the Twi­light series and favorite movie char­ac­ters.
Among the items in Wal­mart Twi­light Saga Shop are:
· Wolf and vam­pire lover tanks ($7)
· Twi­light Saga themed tees ($9)
· Jacob Black and Edward Cullen tees ($9)
· Twi­light Saga themed jew­elry (bracelets, pins, key chains, ear­rings, neck­laces) ($5 )
· Twi­light Saga themed mes­sen­ger bags ($12) and totes ($9)
· Twi­light Saga books, includ­ing “The Twi­light Saga: New Moon Offi­cial Illus­trated Com­pan­ion Book” – ($13.24)and “Life Story” mag­a­zine cover issue fea­tur­ing Twi­light ($8.95)
· The Twi­light Saga New Moon Ulti­mate Fan Poster – exclu­sive DVD cover art ($5)
· Party snacks and bev­er­ages to pre­pare for DVD view­ing par­ties
· New Moon Spe­cial Edi­tion Two-Disc DVD and Blu-ray – avail­able 12:01 am, Mar. 20)
· The Twi­light Saga: New Moon Ulti­mate Fan Edi­tion Two-Disc DVD ($24.96) and Blu-ray ($29.96) and The Twi­light Saga: New Moon Ulti­mate Fan Edi­tion with Forks doc­u­men­tary DVD ($29.96) – all avail­able 12:01 am, Mar. 20
Cus­tomers can also find items such as char­ac­ter dolls Bella, Edward and Jacob ($24.88), movie sound­tracks, as well as New Moon The Movie Board Game and SCENEIT? Twi­light Movie Edi­tion THEDVDGAME at select stores. Wal­mart will host its ded­i­cated Twi­light Saga Shops in its 3,500 stores through mid-April, and con­tinue to carry Twi­light mer­chan­dise through the year, although some items are for a lim­ited period only.

As excite­ment builds for this upcom­ing DVD release, Wal­mart will announce addi­tional spe­cial events and activ­i­ties for fans in the com­ing weeks.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Nickelodeon Consumer Products debuted the upcoming line of toys based on "The Last Airbender" today, including various waves of 3 3/4-inch action figures, as well as larger, action-enabled figures, costumes and other props based on Shyamalan's adaptation of the hit anime/manga series.
Among the toys featured in the line were (of course) figures based on the film's hero, Aang (played by Noah Ringer), the villainous Prince Zuko (played by "Slumdog Millionaire" actor Dev Patel). Toys based on Sokka (played by "Twilight" alum Jackson Rathbone) and Katara (Nicola Peltz) also factored into several waves of figures.
Oh, and did we mention the fully ride-able Appa the Sky Bison?
"We worked very closely with M. Night, the rest of the Paramount team and our in-house design team, along with our partner Spin-Master, to come up with the right assortment, the right size for these action figures and make sure we we had representation of all the nations within the 'Arbender' series," said Nickelodeon's Lourdes Arocho.
For those looking to mark their calendars, Wave 1 of "The Last Airbender" toys arrives June 1, Wave 2 will hit shelves closer to the movie's release date in July, and the final batch will arrive closer to the holidays.

There are two characteristics certainly belonging to Twilight fans: passion and generosity. On any number of occasions, this fandom has been known to join hands for a given cause and outmuscle even the highest of expectations.
So, what Rob DeFranco and 211me have decided to do, with the help and support of Twilight star Peter Facinelli, is create a place where Twilight fans can go to share in the joy of giving.
"What Rob is trying to do and what I support is this website and uniting the Twihards for a common goal," says Peter Facinelli. "The one thing that binds Twilight fans is the franchise and the books, and I think that if we band together and have those Twihards focus their energy on things other than the books, I think great things can happen because they’re so dedicated and so passionate."
The website is www.Twihards4Charity.com, and it has just launched this weekend.
The official mission of the new campaign is as follows:

Twihards4Charity is a new social campaign that helps Twilight fans from all over the world make a difference by uniting them with a common goal - to give to those in need through charities and special causes. 211me has brought in sponsors, brands and support from celebrity favorites like Peter Facinelli to provide TwiHards with Twilight-themed products they love. In return, a portion of the proceeds from every sale will go to a designated cause or charity.

As Peter Facinelli explains it, "Rob Defranco from 211me said 'Hey, what about doing a website?' since a lot of people just don’t know where to go to help. So, this is a way that we can streamline all the people to go to one site and find out how to help, and what Rob did was band together with companies like 1-800-Flowers and he’s working on other companies to come together so that they can work together with Rob and basically put the merchandising up there. So, since people are going to buy merchandise anyway, why not have part of it go toward Haiti relief?"
As a first chosen cause for the page to support, Twihards4Charity has teamed up with 1-800-Flowers, as Facinelli said, to offer Twilight fans (and others interested in participating, of course) a special Valentine's Day package that will go to benefit Haiti relief efforts by the American Red Cross.As the charity's first offer, Twihards4Charity "brings you a Valentine's Day bouquet you can't pass up. Whether it's for your sweetheart, your best friend, or a fellow Twihard, this is a perfect gift to say 'Happy Valentine's Day.'" The details of the Valentine's Day offer from Twihards4Charity are as follows: for $49.95, the bouquet contains 12 long-stemmed red roses from 1-800-Flowers, as well as a Twilight giftcard and poster from Hallmark. For every bouquet sold, five dollars of the proceeds will go to Haiti. Details on ordering this bouquet are available the Twihards4Charity website.
For now, the focus of the site is beginning with Haiti relief efforts, but Peter Facinelli says that the future of the charity's focus is in the hands of Twilight fans.
"You know, I’m going to continue doing my charity stuff, but this website is more about uniting the Twihards, and starting with Haiti. So, maybe it is one of those things where we put a vote out [to see what fans want to support next]," he says. This was also figured into the original plan for the page too, he reveals. "When I talked to Rob, I said ‘I don’t want this to be trying to force people to, you know, do our charities, I want them to be able to pool together for a common cause.' But I think everyone would recognize that right now Haiti needs help, so I thought well we’ll start with Haiti and go from there."
Bringing together your favorite goodies with your favorite charity . . . Sounds like a great plan, right?